Senior Project Manager

McKissack & McKissack; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

McKissack & McKissack is seeking a Sr. Project Manager for Justice & Detention Facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

You will lead multi-scope programs across jail, courthouse, and support facilities, coordinating with architects, engineers, and security experts to ensure compliant, secure facilities. The role requires 10+ years in project management on justice-related projects, with strong leadership and client-management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated leadership, client management, and strong written/verbal communication skills.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Proficiency with project management and scheduling software (e.g., Procore, MS Project, Primavera P6).
• Ability to pass required security clearances and background checks for access to correctional and justice facilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Program Manager, providing justice planning, programming, and management oversight across multiple justice scopes.
• Lead and manage the full project lifecycle for jail, detention, and other justice facility projects.
• Serve as primary client liaison, ensuring delivery aligns with correctional operations and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, and security consultants to meet detention facility standards and codes.
• Develop and manage program and project scopes, schedules, budgets, and staffing across scopes.
• Review design documents and submittals for compliance with security classifications and life-safety codes.
• Oversee procurement, contract administration, submittal review, and change order management.
• Identify and mitigate risks unique to correctional environments, including phased construction in occupied facilities.
• Manage constructability reviews and coordinate security phasing plans with facility operations staff.
• Support master planning and alignment between jail, courthouse, and support facilities.
• Prepare and present status, budget, and schedule reports to senior leadership and clients.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to project engineers and team members.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Procore

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Join McKissack & McKissack's dynamic team! Immediate opening for a Sr. Project Manager - Justice & Detention Facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, TX area.

McKissack & McKissack offers opportunities to grow your career while working on transformative projects in program and construction management, architecture, and interior design. We combine technical expertise and creative vision to deliver exceptional results. Our culture values diversity, professional development, and performance. We seek team players who are humble, hungry, and smart, with strong academic or professional experience, integrity, and a client-focused mindset. Join a team that invests in your success and rewards ambition, integrity, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Program Manager, providing justice planning, programming, and program/construction management oversight across the full scope of a multi-facility justice program, including the Jail Scope, Courthouse Scope, Support Facilities Scope, and Master Planning Scope.
• Lead and manage the full project lifecycle planning, design, and construction for jail, detention, and other justice facility projects from inception through closeout.
• Serve as the primary client liaison for justice and detention facility clients, ensuring program and project delivery aligns with correctional operations, security requirements, and stakeholder expectations across all program scopes.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, security systems consultants, and contractors to ensure designs comply with applicable detention facility standards and codes (e.g., American Correctional Association (ACA), National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and Texas Department of Corrections requirements).
• Develop and manage program and project level scopes, schedules, budgets, and staffing plans across the Jail, Courthouse, Support Facilities, and Master Planning scopes.
• Review design documents and construction submittals for compliance with security classifications, inmate supervision and sightline requirements, life-safety codes, and detention hardware specifications.
• Oversee procurement, contract administration, submittal review, and change order management across program scopes.
• Identify and proactively mitigate program and project risks unique to correctional and justice environments, including phased construction and renovation within occupied, secure facilities.
• Manage constructability reviews and coordinate security phasing plans with facility operations staff to minimize disruption to daily jail and courthouse operations.
• Support master planning efforts, ensuring alignment between the Jail, Courthouse, and Support Facilities scopes and long-term facility and campus planning goals.
• Prepare and present program and project status, budget, and schedule reports to senior leadership, ownership, and client representatives.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to project engineers, coordinators, and other project team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, including substantial experience on jail, detention, courthouse, or other justice‑facility design and construction projects.
• Experience serving in a Program Manager capacity across multi‑facility justice programs (e.g., jail, courthouse, support facilities, and master planning scopes) preferred.
• Working knowledge of American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, National Institute of Corrections (NIC) guidelines, and applicable state and local detention facility codes.
• Demonstrated experience managing security classification reviews, detention hardware/electronic security systems coordination, and phased construction in occupied secure facilities.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Proficiency with project management and scheduling software (e.g., Procore, MS Project, Primavera P6).
• Strong leadership, client management, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to pass required security clearances and background checks for access to correctional and justice facilities.

Salary range

Salary range: $160,000 - $170,000/yearly (dependent on years of experience, competency, travel requirements)

Employee Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dependent Care
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance
• Adoption Assistance
• Matching 401k Plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid-Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Marketplace Perks-at-Work

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